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2011-12 Season - Vikings win three of four at Knox Duals

Freshman John Schraidt's victory in the 285 pound weight class against Trine closed out a 26-24 victory in the final match of the Chuck Porter Duals on Saturday, January 7 in Galesburg, Illinois.

GALESBURG, Ill. - Augustana upped its record to 7-3 after winning three of four matches at the Chuck Porter Dual Tournament on Saturday, January 7 in Galesburg, Illinois at Knox. The Vikings, who beat Loras on Thursday by a score of 25-14, only lost to 11th ranked Luther (27-11) while picking up victories over Wisconsin-Platteville (36-6), Hannibal-LaGrange (49-3) and Trine (26-24).

Four Augustana wrestlers posted 3-1 records during the day long competition at Knox. Junior Steve Poffenberger (Allegan HS, Paw Paw, Mich) at 133, sophomore Greg Gogonas (Bowie HS, Austin, Texas) at 141, senior Alberto Quiros (Morton East HS, Cicero, Ill.) at 149 and junior Hunter Feraco (Gull Lake HS, Battle Creek, Mich.) at 197 all went through with just a single loss.

The Vikings used three different wrestlers to go 3-0 at 285 pounds. Freshman John Schraidt (Riverside-Brookfield HS, Riverside, Ill.) was 2-0 while sophomore Abe Duran (East Aurora HS, Aurora, Ill.) and freshman John Seaman (Munster HS, Munster, Ind.) were both 1-0.

Head coach Eric Juergens will now take his team to Naperville, Illinois on Thursday, January 12 for a 7:00 p.m. battle with 29th ranked North Central before heading to Pella, Iowa on Saturday, January 14 for the Central of Iowa Tournament.

MATCH WRAPUPS FROM CHUCK PORTER DUALS

AUGUSTANA 36, WISCONSIN-PLATTEVILLE 6

Dropping just two weight classes (157 and 174), the Vikings easily dispatched of the Pioneers by a score of 36-6 in the first round of the Chuck Porter Dual Tournament. Freshman Thomas Browne (Grayslake HS, Hainesville, Ill.) picked up a forfeit at 125 and Steve Poffenberger (Allegan HS, Paw Paw, Ill.) beat Josh Bayer 10-3 at 133.

In a tight battle, the Vikings used wins in the last two weight classes to secure a 26-24 victory over Trine in the fourth and final match of the Chuck Porter Dual Tournament. They trailed 24-18 following the 184 pound weight class after leading 18-5 through the first four weight classes.

Junior Hunter Feraco (Gull Lake HS, Battle Creek, Mich.) scored a technical fall at 6:06 of the 197 pound weight class over Matt Begovich. Feraco was leading 17-2 when the bout was stopped. With the score now 24-23 in favor of Trine, the match was in the hands of John Schraidt (Riverside-Brookfield HS, Riverside, Ill.) and he responded with a 5-3 win over Shane Hendrickson at 285 pounds.